Organic and Non-GMO Market News

As U.S. organic corn acres increase, imports decrease but organic soy imports remain high

By Rachel Storey and Ryan Koory, Mercaris Last year was a newsworthy one for organics. Two major topics of interest were 1) high proportion of organic imports compared to domestically-produced commodities (in the 2016/2017 marketing year, about 78 percent of organic soy and 41 percent of organic corn were imported, per Mercaris data), and 2) […]

Plant-based foods: A robust trend and key mitigator of climate impacts

It’s been called the Trend of the Year for 2018 by restaurant consultant Baum + Whiteman, as plant-based foods capture increasing supermarket shelf space and infiltrate mainstream eating habits. Last year saw an 8.1 percent growth in the sector, compared to a loss of 0.2 percent for all foods sold; the non-dairy milk sector grew […]

2018 Non-GMO and Organic Grain Production Contracts

The following companies are offering contracts to farmers to grow non-GMO and organic grains in 2018. Bunge Milling Crete, NE Phone: 402-826-0034 Email: randy.edwards@bunge.com Contact: Randy Edwards Contracts offered: Non-GMO corn, organic corn, transitional corn Citizens LLC Charlotte MI Phone: 517-541-1449 Email: bwymer@citizenselevator.com Contact: Bruce Wymer Contracts offered: Identity Preserved soybeans for tofu, miso, soy […]

Non-GMO demand “trickles down” to seed companies

More non-GMO seed companies are emerging to meet the demand as farmers face low commodity prices and failing GMO traits

Number of U.S. certified organic farms increased 13 percent in 2017

Domestic production of organic corn and soybeans increasing to help reduce dependence on imports